Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Electric Fields - Problems - Page 658: 87a

Answer

$ \begin{aligned} \vec{E}_A & =-1.80 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{C} \hat{\mathrm{i}} \end{aligned} $

Work Step by Step

For point $A$, we have (in SI units) $ \begin{aligned} \vec{E}_A & =\left[\frac{q_1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 r_1^2}+\frac{q_2}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0 r_2^2}\right](-\hat{\mathrm{i}})=\frac{\left(8.99 \times 10^9\right)\left(1.00 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C}\right)}{\left(5.00 \times 10^{-2}\right)^2}(-\hat{\mathrm{i}})+\frac{\left(8.99 \times 10^9\right)\left|-2.00 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C}\right|}{\left(2 \times 5.00 \times 10^{-2}\right)^2}(+\hat{\mathrm{i}}) \\ & =(-1.80 \mathrm{~N} / \mathrm{C}) \hat{\mathrm{i}} \end{aligned} $
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